Morning journal and courier., 1887-07-28
LIFE IN A MILITARY PRISON
Young Manning Repeats His Story
 Hut 1t is Claimed That He is an

Young Manning Repeats His Story ! Hut 1t Is Claimed That He is an Impostor.
 CHICAGO, July 27.-Young Manning, whose ! story of cruelty while in the military prison ! at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, was published Monday and which was hatly denied by the recruiting officers in New York, says he is ! ready to stand for the truth of his assertions. The statement of Sergeant Bartley that Man ! ning's name is De Riqules and that he is l from Cincinnati where his father is a music teacher, the young man says cannot be true, inasmuch that he has never been in Cincin- nati and his father is not musician. His father, he claims, has always lived in Buff falo and at present is dealer in malt, living in one of Buffalos suburbs called Black Rock. "When I went to the recruiting head quarters in New York, '" said Manning yes- terday, ''I did so inresponse to note which
 received from stranger whom first met at Delmonico's on the night before The stranger, I afterwards discovered, was Ser geant Thomas Bartley, who was the prose cutting witness at the Jefferson barracks court martial and whose testimony convicted
 me. Every word of his testimony was lie
 and l am pretty sure he knew he was
 lying when he gave it. I have never had any name but that of w. J. Manning, and
 have never used any other. The fact that
 Bartley says hail from Cincinnati and that
 my father is music teacher there, and that
 his name is de Riqules, shows that at least it
 is case of mistaken identity, even if my
 imprisonment was not the outcome of Bart ley's malice. But why should he bear me any malicea I never him before the night we met in Delmonico's. Bartley's statement that admitted my name to be de Riqules IS false, and that he knows well, :" Young Manning repeats pitiful tale of cru city in prison, and says the picture of what he saw will never fade from his mind. BUFFALO, July 27.-William J. Manning, whose story is telegraphed from Chicago. is believed to be an impostor in this city. His claim that his father lives here and that he is malt dealer relates to ex-Mayor John B. Manning, brother of ex-Secretary Manning. The Chicago man is not a son of the ex- Mayor, but evidently has some knowledge of the family. As far back as January he wrote
 letter to Secretary Manning, brother of
 John B. Manning, in which he claimed to be
 his nephew, and asking him to exert his in-
 huence at Washington to procure his pardon.
 This was while he was under arrest at Fort
 Leavenworth for desertion. He claimed that
 he was student at Devereaux college, from
 which institution he had run away in freak
 of boyish fancy to New York, where he had
 enlisted in the regular army. Secretary Man
 ming at once wrote to his brother in this
 city, commiserated with him over his sons
 misfortune and promised to lend his assis-
 tance in strengthening out matters. It is
 needless to say that when MT. Manning re-
 ceived the letter he was astonished. He
 went home, counted noses in his family cir
 cle, and found none missing. He then sat down and wrote a letter to his brother, the Secretary, denying any responsibility in the young mans paternity, and thought the matter was ended. Now that the young man has again asserted his claims in so public manner the family wish the matter contradicted once for all. MT. Manning is at present out of the city, but his son, John Manning, jr., gave this state ment lais morning: s'This fellow is evident ly posted on our family. I have a brother
 William H. Manning, not William J., who
 has been 6 constant student at Devereaux
 college for some time past. He has never left the institution to my knowledge since his entrance. We have not the faintest idea who the other fellow is. We had young follow clerking for us at the Monteagle House, Suspension Bridge who embedded a sum of money from us and left He was 8 we'll dressed and plausible chap, and we think it may turn out to be this man."